Teresa Gordon's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Teresa Gordon has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2017 Political Courage Test.
New Jersey State Legislative Election 2017 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Public money derived from the residents of NJ should not be used for abortion. I am not entirely against abortion, only as a means of birth control in a repetitive manner by individuals. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing New Jersey's budget.
| No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | ||
| Yes | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | ||
| No | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket | ||
| The present state employees have benefits that were negotiated for them. HOWEVER- I would agree with changing the new and newer hires with restructured packages. | |||
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction? | ||
| D.) This depends on how old the minor is. As there are many extenuating circumstances. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support legalized state-sponsored sports betting in New Jersey? | ||
| No | h) Do you support a tax on short-term housing rentals in New Jersey? | ||
| i) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New Jersey high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities in New Jersey? | ||
| B.)Our state has some of the best educators in the country. Let's help them be even better. C.)I would want to see these young graduates fast tracked to citizenship, then they would be legally eligible for the in state tuition, possibly scholarships too. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | c) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| B.) Background checks can be performed quickly at the site of sale. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Vets and their quality of life is at the top of my list. The Vets, male and female who have put their lives on the line for all of us deserve much more. Lessening the burden of high property taxes that are chasing people out of this state, is another strong concern of mine.I want to entice home buyers and businesses with lower taxes and incentives, to bring growth. The opioid crisis is far reaching and devastating. All towns are scarred with this epidemic. It must be attacked on multi fronts. We can do all things, we are NJ. |
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